Maduro announces that he has been subjected to an assassination attempt during a rally in Caracas

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that an attempt to assassinate him had been thwarted during a rally in central Caracas on Monday.

The Venezuelan president spoke in front of a large crowd of his supporters in Diego Ibarra Square after his candidacy was included in the electoral lists to participate in the 2024 presidential elections.

Yesterday “Today here [in Plaza Diego Ibarra] two armed men were preparing to assassinate me,” Maduro said in a speech broadcast live on Venezuelan television.

He pointed out that "the two detainees admitted that they belong to the far-right fascist Fente Venezuela party."

He stated that the criminals were arrested during the march of the president's supporters before the rally that took place near the National Electoral Council building.

Venezuelan Prime Minister Noam Fernandez announced earlier the arrest of three men who entered the demonstration with explosive devices to assassinate Maduro.

Venezuelan Attorney General Tariq William Saab Monsef also announced this month that two Venezuelan citizens had been arrested in the state of Monagas for spreading threats and conspiring to assassinate the Venezuelan president .

Maduro said in a previous statement that  5 right-wing opposition "plots" had been foiled in 2023, including plans to assassinate him.